ARIEL Fruit Basket

Our caffeine-free fruit infusion built from eight real fruits, hibiscus, and supporting botanicals – the most fruit-loaded blend in the ARIEL line. Available in 1 kg loose leaf bulk – a destination format for café programs serving a year-round caffeine-free fruit position, and for hotel and restaurant beverage menus building a summer iced tea program. The cup is ruby red, fruit-forward, with the depth that only a multi-ingredient blend can reach.

Tasting Notes

A deep ruby red cup, with a complex berry aroma at the front. Black currant and blackberry lead, dark and slightly tart; raspberry and strawberry round the middle with a softer, sweeter character; red currant adds a bright top note. Elderberry brings a soft winey depth underneath. Hibiscus carries the cup's tart structure and its colour. Apple bits and beetroot add natural sweetness in the body. The finish is clean, with a long fruit echo, gently tart without becoming sharp.

Blend

Eight real fruits anchor this blend: apple, elderberry, blackcurrant, blackberry, raspberry, strawberry, red currant, and the hibiscus that gives the cup its ruby colour and tart structure. Beetroot bits contribute natural sweetness and visual depth. Blackberry leaves act as a soft flavour bridge between the fruit notes and the cup's base. Natural and artificial flavours round the profile. This is a fruit tea – a true fruisane, with no Camellia sinensis tea leaves and no caffeine. The fruit body in the cup is real, contributed by the dried fruits themselves rather than carried only by flavouring.

Brewing

Steep 2.5 g per 250 ml at 94 °C for 5 minutes. Fruit infusions tolerate a long steep without turning bitter – useful in service environments where timing is not tight. Holds character on a second steep for an iced tea preparation. For iced service, brew at the same ratio and pour over ice – the cup's ruby colour deepens further and presents particularly well in glass. At commercial scale, a 1 kg bag yields about 400 servings.

Additional Information

• Ingredients: Apple bits, elderberries, beetroot bits, hibiscus, black currants, blackberries, raspberries, strawberries, blackberry leaves, red currants, natural and artificial flavours
• Formats: 1 kg loose leaf bulk bag
• Certifications: Kosher, Aliments Préparés au Québec
• Foundation: Humaniterra Foundation
• Type: Fruit tea, caffeine-free, loose leaf